Staten Island Ferry Hawks Take Series From Long Island Ducks

From the desk: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE and THAT RICHMOND COUNTY TEAM

EMPIRE STATE
BATTLE OF THE BIRDS

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

vs.

Long Island Ducks

Ferry Hawks Ruffle Ducks' Feathers

Long Island seemingly picked up where they left off in game two, as first baseman Jose Sermo singled home a run to give the Ducks a prompt first-inning lead.  But the Ferry Hawks preyed upon five Long Island pitchers starting with Stephen Tarpley's offerings until knocking him out of the box in the sixth.  By then, it was already too late.  Staten Island erupted for four runs in the second, two in the third, and two more in the top half of the fifth before the Ducks mustered a response with four runs in the bottom half of the frame on Deibinson Romero's grand slam home run.  Afterwhich, the Flock was held scoreless through the ninth.  Meanwhile, Staten Island kept piling on with single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, then, for a grand finale, tallied three times in the ninth to cap off a 14-5 victory and take the series two games to one.

S.I. Ferry Hawks

• 3B Bryan Gonzalez: 3 for 6, one RBI
• 2B Javier Betancourt: 2 for 6, double, home run, four RBI
• 1B Cristopher Cespedes: 2 for 3, home run, two runs batted in, three runs scored
• C Justin O'Conner: 2 for 3, three walks, home run, five runs batted in, two runs scored

Staten Island starter Matt Solter won despite yielding five runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings pitched.  The Ferry Hawk bullpen closed the game with four scoreless no-hit, no-walk innings.  BOXSCORE

 

Long Island Ducks Outlast the Rain and Staten Island Ferry Hawks

From the desk: THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE and THAT RICHMOND COUNTY TEAM

EMPIRE STATE
BATTLE OF THE BIRDS

Staten Island Ferry Hawks

vs.

Long Island Ducks

Ducks Rally After Rain Delay

Both starting pitchers walked off to no decisions.  In his second appearance with Staten Island since arriving from the Lancaster Barnstormers, left-hander Augie Sylk allowed one run on five hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 5.1 innings pitched.  Long Island right-hander Ryan Meisinger yielded one run on nine hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 5.0 innings.  

Left fielder Antoine Duplantis drove in the game's first run in the top of the fifth.  Catcher  Andres Noriega delivered home the Ferry Hawks' second run in the top of the sixth.  Duck first baseman Jose Sermo singled home a run in the bottom half of the frame.

Then came the rain ...

When play resumed, the Ducks rallied for three runs in the eighth.  Five-year major league veteran Tzu-Wei Lin singled home a run, and right fielder Phil Caulfield doubled home two giving Long Island a 3-2 lead and the final margin of victory.

Right-handed reliever Victor Capellan took the loss.  Long Island's Wladimir Pinto earned his first win as a Duck, and in the ninth, Tyler Webb struck out the side to earn his twelfth save.